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Yeah, they're killing it in Russian Course as well with "this" and "that" , when in the real life, the translations for this and that are far more "loose" ,i.e. depends from the context.
What's worse they do that in schools in English courses, harassing students to use exactly one word for "this" and another for "that" , taking points from exams if they get it "wrong" (Source: my Mrs. is English teacher in Moscow)
July 2, 2016
It can mean that it most contexts. We translate це as this is mainly because of its usage. Its French equivalent c'est is used in the same way, to point out something we don't know about.
June 8, 2017
Generally, this/this is - це/цей and that - той. And yeap, it's a bit killing in Ukrainian.
October 9, 2016
